The
President today announced the appointment of Kathleen Osborne to be Deputy
Assistant to the President. Ms. Osborne will remain in the personal office of
the President, where she has served as Special Assistant to the President since
November 1985. Previously Ms. Osborne served for 4 years as Personal Secretary
to the President. As Deputy Assistant, she will continue her duties in that
capacity.

While
President Reagan was Governor of California, Ms. Osborne was assistant personal
secretary to the Governor for approximately 2 years and was also personal
secretary to the First Lady of California, Mrs. Ronald Reagan, for
approximately 2 years. In 1975 she opened her own business, a ladies apparel store,
in Sacramento, CA, and managed it until
she was appointed in October 1981 to be Personal Secretary to the President.
Ms. Osborne closed her business in December 1984.

A
native of Sacramento, CA, Ms. Osborne currently
resides in Arlington, VA with her 13-year-old
daughter, Shelley. Her 20-year-old son, Scott, is a junior in college in Sacramento, CA.